Marshall University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Tony Pittman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Va.
- High School:
- Phoebus
R-JUNIOR SEASON (2016): Posted impressive numbers in the weight room … Squatted 610 pounds in July 2016, the most by a QB/RB/WR/DB in program history, breaking 9-year-old record … Four-time game captain … Played in all 12 games, including two starts … Earned starts at Pittsburgh and Florida International … Rushed for 331 yards on 63 carries with two touchdowns … Averaged 5.25 yards per rushing attempt, which was tops on the team … Opened the season with 85 yards and a rushing touchdown against Morgan State … Added 54 yards on seven carries and a touchdown against Louisville … Scored on a 13-yard run against the nationally ranked Cardinals … Re-emerged late in the season to rush for 50 yards against Old Dominion and a season-high 88 yards in a win against Middle Tennessee.
R-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015): Played eight games, with first career start in Oct. 3 home victory over Old Dominion … Earned that start by leading the Herd on the ground the previous week with 129 yards on 24 carries, with two TDs, in double-overtime triumph at Kent State … Then against ODU in MU’s conference opener, posted 127 yards on 32 trips with a TD … Finished season with 64 carries for 327 yards and three scores … Also made two receptions for 14 yards … Midseason knee injury cost him five games, but returned for final three games of the season … In first of those, a 52-0 rout of FIU, gained 39 yards on three carries, including his season-long 25-yard run … With a pounding running style, has only 6 yards of losses in 71 career carries … One of five Herd rushers with at least 330 yards in 2015.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2014): Played in four games in second half of season (Southern Miss, Rice, Louisiana Tech, Boca Raton Bowl), rushing seven times for 56 yards and one touchdown … Had season-best 37 yards on four carries in win at Southern Miss, including a 26-yard run for a score that wrapped Marshall’s 63-17 victory … Had two rushes for 14 yards in Boca Raton Bowl win over Northern Illinois.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2013): Redshirted.
HERD FILE: Born Nov. 23, 1993 … Nicknamed “Pit-Bull” … Selected the Herd over offers from Cincinnati, Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss, Northern Illinois, Old Dominion, Purdue and Syracuse … In two seasons as the Phoebus High starting tailback, rushed for 3,361 yards and 39 touchdowns … Gained 1,761 yards and scored 22 touchdowns in 241 carries during his 2012 senior season, as Phoebus High went 12-1 and reached the Class AAA, Division 5 regional finals round of the Virginia high school playoffs … All-Eastern Region second team pick by VirginiaPreps.com … Ran for 1,577 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior, earning All-Peninsula District honors in talent-rich Tidewater area.
